Brendan Rodgers expects Luis Suárez still to be at Liverpool next season even if they fail to qualify for Europe, after receiving assurances from the forward’s agent that his client is happy at the club.

The combination of Liverpool’s failure to compete for trophies this season and Suárez’s outstanding individual form have provoked speculation that the 26-year-old could seek a move to a club in the Champions League in the summer.

Suárez has already been linked with Bayern Munich, although thus far only on the basis that the Bundesliga leaders will be managed by Pep Guardiola, the brother of his